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1 sink
[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) potopiti (se)2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) spustiti se3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) potopiti, zasaditi4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) izgubiti pogum5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) vložiti2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) pomivalno korito- sunken- be sunk
- sink in* * *I [siŋk]noun(kuhinjski) izlivek, luknja za umazano vodo; odtok, odtočna cev, odtočni kanal; kloaka, greznica; geology kotlina; (zlasti) figuratively mlak(už)a, močvirjeII [siŋk]1.intransitive verb(po)toniti, potopiti se, utoniti; upasti (o reki), znižati se, zmanjšati se; padati (cene); pasti (ugled); zaiti (sonce); spustiti se na zemljo (mrak); usesti se; ponehati (vihar); vpiti se (barva); pogrezniti se, udirati se, sesesti se; pasti ( into v); slabeti, giniti, onemoči, bližati se koncu; podirati se, rušiti se; podleči, kloniti; veniti, hirati, propadati;2.transitive verbpotopiti (ladjo), pogrezniti, uničiti, pokvariti, povesiti (glavo); znižati, spustiti dol (cene); vrtati, dolbsti (vodnjak, luknjo); vrezati (žig itd.); pustiti ob strani, ne posvečati pozornosti (čemu); pozabiti (prepir); neugodno naložiti (kapital), izgubiti (denar); skrivati, prikriti, zamolčatisink or swim! — ali plavaš (se rešiš, prideš na zeleno vejo), ali pa utoneš!here goes, sink or swim — zdaj gre za biti ali ne bitito sink beneath the burden — kloniti, zrušiti se pod bremenomto sink all considerations — na nič se ne ozirati, iti prek vsegato sink an important fact — zamolčati (izpustiti, ne omeniti) važno dejstvoto sink into the grave — zgruditi se v grob, umretito sink one's own interests — pozabiti na (žrtvovati) svoje lastne interese, biti nesebičenthe old man is sinking rapidly — starček rapidno slabi, hirato sink money — vložiti svoj denar v nekaj, iz česar ga ni lahko dobiti; izgubiti svoj denar pri takem posluto sink the shop — ne govoriti o strokovnih stvareh; tajiti, skrivati svoj poklicto sink one's title — prikriti, zamolčati svoj naslov (naziv) -
2 oblivion
[əblíviən]nounpozaba, pozabljenje, pozabljivost; juridically spregled, pomilostitev, amnestija
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sink into oblivion — be forgotten … English contemporary dictionary
sink into — phr verb Sink into is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑tooth Sink into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑apathy, ↑bog, ↑chair, ↑coma, ↑couch, ↑gloom, ↑oblivion, ↑obscurity, ↑recession, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
sink — I n. the bathroom (AE; BE has handbasin, wash hand basin); kitchen sink II v. 1) (d; intr.) to sink below (to sink below the surface) 2) (d; intr., tr.) to sink into (to sink into oblivion; to sink one s teeth into a good steak) 3) (D; intr.) to… … Combinatory dictionary
oblivion — n. to sink into oblivion * * * [ə blɪvɪən] to sink into oblivion to sink into oblivion … Combinatory dictionary
oblivion — o|bliv|i|on [əˈblıviən] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin oblivio, from oblivisci to forget ] 1.) when something is completely forgotten or no longer important sink/slip/pass etc into oblivion ▪ Wind power presents too many… … Dictionary of contemporary English
oblivion — [[t]əblɪ̱viən[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: usu into N Oblivion is the state of not being aware of what is happening around you, for example because you are asleep or unconscious. He just drank himself jovially into oblivion... Within the hour he had… … English dictionary
Oblivion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Oblivion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 oblivion oblivion obliviousness lethe Sgm: N 1 forgetfulness forgetfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 obliteration obliteration &c. 552 of insensibility &c. 823 … English dictionary for students
sink — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bathroom (esp. AmE), kitchen ▪ blocked (esp. BrE), clogged (AmE) ▪ marble (esp. AmE), porcelain, stainless steel … Collocations dictionary
sink — [c]/sɪŋk / (say singk) verb (sank or sunk, sunk or sunken, sinking) –verb (i) 1. to descend gradually to a lower level, as water, flames, etc. 2. to go down towards or below the horizon. 3. to slope d …
oblivion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ political ▪ total VERB + OBLIVION ▪ fade into, fall into, pass into, sink into, slide into … Collocations dictionary
oblivion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Forgetfulness Nouns oblivion, obliviousness, forgetfulness, obliteration (of the past); insensibility; failure, loss, or lapse of memory, amnesia, memory hole; waters of Lethe or oblivion, nepenthe;… … English dictionary for students